The Entrepreneurs
A weekly deep dive into global business. Inspiring stories from startups to legacy brands in hospitality, design, fashion, and retail.
Latest Episodes
Episode 204
We visit Rio de Janeiro to see how city hall is working to keep classic retailers alive. We also tell the story of a Lisbon couple who left the big city to revive traditional wool manufacturing in the Portuguese mountains. Plus: the Winkreative team weighs in on a tale of…
Episode 203
We paint a colourful picture of the art world’s framing superstars John Jones. Taking a journey from the company’s massive London headquarters to its bespoke wood mill outside the capital, we tell the story of this successful second-generation family firm as it preserves and protects everything from Warhols, Bacons and…
Episode 202
We talk to entrepreneurs and innovation experts Martin Amor and Alex Pellew about their new book ‘The Idea In You’, a toolkit for taking an idea and turning it into a business. We also meet Lorenzo Curci, who explains why he quit his job in equity derivatives to create the…
Episode 201
We survey the start-up scene in Lebanon and meet the founders of Detroit-based brand Floyd. Plus: the Winkreative team explores the future of content marketing.
Episode 200
We meet Jason Goldberg and Petrus Palmer of Berlin-based start-up Hem and talk to Phil Hutcheon of mobile app DICE about why transparency is the future of live music ticketing. Plus: we’re in the West Bank city of Hebron to profile the revival of the local leather-shoemaking industry.
Episode 199
We profile the career of Pleurat Shabani, who shares his journey as the creator of Konik’s Tail, one of the world’s most-loved vodka brands. We then meet Simran Lal, CEO of Delhi-based Good Earth, a family-managed brand known for revolutionising contemporary Indian design. She explains why they’re now looking to…
Episode 198
The team behind California-based wilderness perfumer Juniper Ridge share their passion for their products. We also investigate the business model and future of car-sharing service DriveNow. Plus: one year after profiling a family-run business in northern Greece that exports vine leaves, we revisit under a different economic climate.
Episode 197
We explore the future of long-term crowdfunding via the San Francisco-based start-up Patreon, Edward Tse shares lessons from his new book ‘China’s Disruptors’, New Zealander Henry Wadworth-Watts reveals why he quit his day job to build jet boats and Nadia-Anne Ricketts talks to us about her textile label BeatWoven.
Episode 196
We explore the career of Robert Tateossian, who went from city banker to cufflink king. We also meet the entrepreneur behind Indian brand Nappa Dori, who hopes to harness his country’s textile traditions and take them to a new level. Plus, our man in Spain sails to the politically choppy…
Episode 195
We explore the growing start-up scene in Tehran, survey the young entrepreneurs of Gaza City and head to Finland to profile a unique campaign to improve the financial fortunes of Radio Helsinki.
